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1808 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1808 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

James Sullivan won the 1808 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. James Sullivan received 41,193 popular votes (50.76%). The main challenger was Christopher Gore (48.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Sullivan and Gore

Sullivan +1.9 pts · won by 1,550 votes
James SullivanDemocraticWINNER50.76%
41,193 votes
Christopher GoreFederalist Party48.85%
39,643 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.